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A page from the journal · Day 42 of 90

The Winepress Is Getting a Little Crowded

Open your Bible: Judges 6:11-16

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The idea is almost ready. It has been almost ready through two seasons and a laptop update. Gideon’s hiding place gives us a way to look at what fear can keep postponing.

Judges 6 finds Gideon hiding his work from raiders when God's messenger addresses him as a warrior. Gideon answers with the smallness of his family and his own place in it. God answers with His presence.

The story doesn't require you to invent a heroic title for yourself. It does invite you to notice what fear has decided about your usefulness. Bring that fear to God alongside what Scripture actually says about His people. Then test one modest step with wisdom. You can begin without announcing that you have become fearless.

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What am I keeping hidden mainly because I am afraid of being seen trying?

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About this adaptation

Adapted for Soul Snacks from Beloved, Really, Day 42. Original devotion: Hiding in the Winepress. Original full-edition PDF pages 131–132. This is an edited web adaptation, rather than a verbatim book excerpt. The featured verse is also provided as accessible text beside the graphic.

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